Tag: MLB
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MLB Extra Innings Gets a $10 Price Hike on DIRECTV
With Opening Day less than a month away, the MLB Extra Innings package on DIRECTV will cost $139.99, which is a $10 increase compared to last season. The $139.99 rate is equal to the price of out-of-market game streaming service MLB.TV, which will also experience a $10 hike after its promotional price of $129.99 expires.…
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Report: Peacock Finalizing Deal to Stream 18 MLB Games
Opening Day for the 2022 Major League Baseball season is less than a month away and cord cutters may be able to watch live games on Peacock, according to the Wall Street Journal. The league and NBCUniversal’s streaming platform are finalizing a deal that will bring Sunday Morning Baseball to the platform, from the report:…
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MLB.TV is Now Available for the 2022 Season at 2021’s Price for a Limited Time
Major League Baseball’s lockout put the upcoming season in jeopardy, but after reaching an agreement, the league is offering fans a limited-time deal on its out-of-market game streaming service MLB.TV. Fans can subscribe to the 2022 edition of MLB.TV’s Yearly package for the promotional price of $129.99, which locks in the rate at 2021’s price.…
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Forbes: MLB & NBC Sports Reach Deal, Peacock to Stream Live Games
Major League Baseball is currently going through a work stoppage, but that hasn’t stopped the league from securing agreements off the field. After announcing an agreement with Apple to stream live Friday Night Baseball games on Apple TV+, MLB and NBC Sports have reached a multi-year deal to bring America’s Pastime to Peacock, according to…
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Apple TV+ Will Stream Friday Night Baseball & More MLB Content
During today’s Apple Event, the company announced that Apple TV+ will launch Friday Night Baseball – a weekly doubleheader with live pre- and postgame shows when the MLB season begins. “Just like all baseball fans, we can’t wait for the season to open,” said Peter Stern, Apple’s vice president of Services. “Baseball has a special…
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MLB Delays the Start of the Season, Here’s What It Means for Cord Cutters
The first week of the upcoming 2022 MLB regular season was canceled due to the league’s players and owners not being able to reach a deal on a collective bargaining agreement. The MLBPA unanimously agreed to not accept the league’s final proposal, which puts the league’s 162-game regular season in doubt, unless something drastically changes.…
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Report: MLB & NBC Sports in “Serious Talks” About Broadcasting Games
Major League Baseball is heading toward a lockout that will delay Opening Day, but the league has been in “serious talks” with NBC Sports about the possibility of broadcasting games when the season begins, according to a new report by Andrew Marchand of the New York Post. If a deal is reached, a “sliver” of…
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Report: Sinclair & Chicago Cubs in Talks to Launch DTC Streaming Amid Pushback from MLB
Despite pushback from Major League Baseball, Chicago Cubs and Sinclair Broadcasting could be partnering up to launch a direct-to-consumer streaming service to allow fans to watch Chicago’s oldest MLB team without a cable or satellite TV subscription, according to a new report from the New York Post. From the report: In a deal that insiders…
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Report: Apple in Talks to Broadcast Live MLB Games
Apple is looking to score a home run by finalizing a deal with Major League Baseball, which will bring live games to its streaming platform, according to a report by Andrew Marchand of the New York Post. Presumably, if MLB and Apple agree to a deal then weekday national games will be available to stream…
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How to Watch the 2021 World Series: Astros vs. Braves on Roku, Fire TV, Apple TV & More
And then there were 2. After a thrilling Championship Series, there are new kings of the American and National Leagues. After falling behind the Red Sox 2-1 in the American League Championship Series, the Houston Astros came back to win 3-game straight, including a 5-0, Game 6 shutout, to advance to their first World Series…